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ACCESS Australia's National Infertility Network is a consumer based, independent, non-profit organisation committed to being a national voice in promoting the well-being and welfare of infertile people of all ages, through representation in the general community and in the medical, scientific and political arenas.  We rely heavily on membership fees and donations in order to sustain our operation.  For more detailed information on ACCESS, please click here. To complete a membership form please click here.

Infertility is an extremely isolating experience.  This is exacerbated because infertility and the death of a child are taboo subjects. As a society we have difficulty in dealing with these sad experiences.  ACCESS seeks to alleviate the pain and isolation of the one in six people in Australia who suffer from the debilitating impact of infertility and childlessness by supporting them through their infertility journey and by making them aware of the medical and social options available to help them pursue their wish to have a child of their own.

National Infertility Awareness Week has been a major initiative of ACCESS and is an important piece of work in highlighting the issues to do with infertility within the broader public arena.

As a member, you‘ll be contributing to the work of ACCESS and be entitled to the full range of ACCESS services:

Fact sheets

Access online the full range of ACCESS fact sheets covering many aspects of infertility and reproductive health.  Click here to see a list of these fact sheets written by reputable Australian health professionals.

ACCESS newsletter

The ACCESS newsletter covers news and in-depth articles.  We cover issues relating to reproductive health that concern the health consumer.  All articles are written in an easy-to-digest manner, so providing you an understanding of what sometimes can be quite complex issues.  ACCESS are able to tap an extensive array of health professionals in order to bring you quality coverage of reproductive health issues.  Click here for more information on the ACCESS Newsletter.

Access to our networks

ACCESS maintains a register of infertility self help groups in regional areas around Australia and 36 other countries and a list of infertility clinics accredited by the Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (RTAC).

The ACCESS Infertility Counsellors’ Network comprises professional counsellors throughout Australasia who work in the field of infertility.

The ACCESS OPTIONS groups focus on the diversity of experiences of those who suffer from infertility. Each group has a title that reflects the different needs of those who come to us for support and include Donor Options, Options for Approaching Life without Children, Options for Men Only and Options after IVF Miscarriage.

The ACCESS Contact Request Network provides a way for people to make contact with others who have a specific infertility experience.  Your request for contact will be published in newsletter or on our website anonymously, with a reference number for interested members to quote, together with their membership number before contact details are passed on.

Links with international support groups

ACCESS ensures that consumers in Australia are kept informed about issues of interest in the international arena through the International Consumer Support for Infertility (iCSi) network.  This is achieved by maintaining links with 44 sister associations in 36 other countries with an emphasis on building links in the Asia Pacific region. Our goal is to establish alliances with infertility patient associations around the world, to raise global awareness of our collective needs and to challenge the cultural taboos surrounding the experience of infertility